YA - It Starts With A Body

YA + murder mystery = fast-paced plots without a bunch of existential fluff. We bit off our fingernails reading these books & series, even if they don't ACTUALLY start with a body.

Updated December 1, 2023
Southeastern Ohio Regional LibraryChillicothe & Ross County Public Library
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Family of liars
Lockhart, E.
Paper Book
A good girl's guide to murder
Jackson, Holly
Paper Book
The New York Times No.1 bestselling YA crime thriller that everyone is talking about. Now a major BBC series! 'A taut, compulsively readable, elegantly plotted thriller', Guardian The case is closed. Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police know he...
One of us is lying
McManus, Karen M.
Paper Book
The international bestselling YA thriller by acclaimed author, Karen M. McManus - NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES. Book One of the One of Us Is Lying series. Five students go to detention. Only four leave alive. Yale hopeful Bronwyn has never publicly...

I realize I am probably the only person in the whole world who didn't love this book. But since I am the only one, that means YOU WILL!

Truly devious
Johnson, Maureen
Ebook
New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson weaves a delicate tale of murder and mystery in the first book of a striking new series, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and E. Lockhart. Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors, and...

I love this series (three in a proper trilogy, then two more standalones) for the level of detail and some great red herrings for each new body.

We were liars
Lockhart, E.
Ebook
THE TIKTOK PHENOMENON AND #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. ** SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SERIES ON AMAZON PRIME! ** A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A group of four...

Cadence is one of the cousins in a perfect, wealthy family who is clearly hiding something weird this summer on their annual trip. Check out the equally good but very different prequel, Family of Liars, too.


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